Malfuzat - Volume IX — Page 334
Malf uza t - English translation of Urdu Volume 9 334 is associated with shirk. Again, one must consider the intention in setting an exact date. For example, if a person is employed and they can take leave only on a Friday, then there is no harm that they set the day of Friday for such works. In short, as long as the act does not contain idolatry, only then is it permissible to feed another for the spiritual reward to reach someone. Respect for the Pages of the Holy Quran A person submitted: ‘Is it permissible to burn worn pages of the Holy Quran to save them from disrespect?’ The Promised Messiah as responded: This is permissible. Hadrat ‘Uthman ra had burned certain pages [of the Holy Quran]. It depends upon intention. 1 13 August 1907 Importance of Repayment of Loans A person was mentioned that he left for some place taking the trust of someone that was deposited with him. The Promised Messiah as said: Very few people prove true in repayment of loans and return of trusts, and they do not take care of this aspect whereas it 1. Badr, vol. 6, no. 32, p. 5, dated 8 August 1907